Tim Viens | |||||||
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Born |
South Hero, Vermont |
October 10, 1976 ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 1 (TJL Motorsports) | ||||||
2016 position | 63rd | ||||||
Best finish | 63rd (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2015 Lucas Oil 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 DC Solar 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 10, 2017. |
Timothy Viens (born October 10, 1976) is an American professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for TJL Motorsports.
Viens debuted in the Truck Series in 2015. He attempted 4 races in 2015 but failed to qualify for two. He withdrew from the 4th race he attempted in 2015. Viens made only one start in 2015.. Viens returned in 2016, attempting 5 races and starting 3. He failed to qualify for one of them, and withdrew from one. In 2017, Viens returned to drive the No. 1 truck for TJL Motorsports at Daytona, but failed to qualify.
He made his debut in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Mike Harmon Racing. During the race, he switched the ride with team owner Mike Harmon. As he started the race, he was credited with the 33rd place.
Viens is an alumnus of Glenville State College, where he played college football as a placekicker. Continuing his involvement in football after college, he founded the Vermont Bucks indoor football team in 2016 and, when the league in which it was planning to compete suspended operations prior to the Bucks' inaugural season, established the Can-Am Indoor Football League for the 2017 season. The Can-Am league was based around the Bucks, a few traveling teams Viens established such as the Boston Blaze, and established semi-professional football teams. Viens also owns the Atlanta Havoc indoor football team playing in the American Arena League.